WEIGHT: 1 lb. Beautifully designed and eco-friendly, the Shell Biodegradable Urn in Sand is an attractive, seashell-shaped urn intended for use in a water burial. Once set adrift in the sea, the Shell Biodegradable Urn will float briefly, slowly sink to the bottom, and naturally break down over time.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). An emergency condition in which extremely high blood glucose levels, along with a severe lack of insulin, result in the breakdown of body fat for energy and an accumulation of ketones in the blood and urine.
Ketoacidosis is most common in untreated type 1 diabetes mellitus, when the liver breaks down fat and proteins in response to a perceived need for respiratory substrate. Prolonged alcoholism may lead to alcoholic ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis can be smelled on a person's breath. This is due to acetone, a direct byproduct of the spontaneous decomposition of acetoacetic acid. It is often described as smelling like fruit or nail polish remover. Ketosis may also smell, but the odor is usually more subtle due to lower concentrations of acetone.